The document discusses language as a tool for communication and curriculum. It defines curriculum as the prescribed course of study including all experiences utilized by a school to achieve educational aims. Language is characterized as a tool that serves specific functions like communicating, questioning, and expressing emotions. It is a symbolic system used primarily for oral and written communication as well as body language. The document also covers the nature, importance, and skills of language including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It discusses the need to acquire English for uses such as a common language, international link, education, employment, and more.

2. Unit 1
Knowing Language Across Curriculum

3. CURRICULUM
Curerre (l)-
path
It is a path in
which sts has
to go forward
inorder to
reach the goals
envisaged
It is the
prescribed
course of study
A group of
subjects
prescribed for
study in a
particular
course
It includes all
the
experiences
which are
utilized by the
school to attain
the aims of
education

4. Definition
Arthur Cunningham
It is a tool
In the hands of an artist (tr)
To mould his materials (sts)
According to his ideals (objectives)
In his studio(school)

5. Language and
communication

6. LANGUAGE
 Language as a tool FOR communication. A tool has a particular function (e.g.
pounding nails).
 The function of a tool ‘motivates’ its form.
 Language is often characterized as a ‘tool’ (e.g. Karl Bühler 1934)
 Language is a tool for communication.
Ask question
Make requests
Express emotions
Indicate doubt

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Language is a symbolic system
system of visual, auditory or tactile sumbols
System for communication
Can be used in many forms
Primarily through oral, then written as well as
expressions through body language

8. The Three
Languages are
……
First
language
Second
language
Foreign
language

9. Nature/Characteristics of language
 A system of system
 Communication
 Vocal
 Symbolic
 Arbitrary
 Unique
 A skill
 Dynamic
 Productivity
 Duality
 Demonstrative
 Displacement
 Interchangability

10. Importance of language
Language can be regarded as:
 Tool for communication
 Vehicle of thoughts
 Medium of communication
 Basis of education
 Component of mental development
 Channel for development
 Development of peace
 Instrument for growth and development

11. Language as a tool for communication
Halliday views that lang.has seven fns
Instrumental
Regulatory
Interactional
Personal
Heuristic
Imaginative
Representational

12. The three principles related to these
functions are:
Communicative principle
Task principle
Meaningful principle

13. Communication
 Meaning
 Definition
 Types of communication
 Human communication

14. Meaning of communication
Communis(l)-
common
Sharing or transfer
of ideas, thoughts,
feelings, emotions
etc

15. Components of communication
Cycle
Sender
Message
Medium
Receiver

16. Types of communication
communication
Verbal Non-verbal

17. Verbal
Oral Written
Visual Audio-visual
Network
Participants
based

18. Participant
based
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Extrapersonal
Mass comm

19. Non-verbal
Body language
Paralanguage
Proxemics
Haptics
Sign language

20. Classroom communication
 It is a medium for instruction
 Helps the teachers to deal with challenges in a positive way
 Helps in structuring the classroom environment
 It helps to form rules
 Facilitates learning through questioning,prompting,guidance and discussion
 Helps to develop self confidence and self esteem
 Helps to create a communicative environment
 Helps to develop language development and literacy development

22. Language skills
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing

23. Human communication
Non-verbal

24. Teaching
skill
Teaching
creatively
Motivation
Attention
Interactional
Democratic
atmosphere
Confidence
Subject
knowledge

25. Interactional skill
 Is an effect upon one another a kind of action that occurs
as two or more objects have an effect upon one another
 The basis of teaching –learning situation is a method of
interaction between teacher and learner
 Every learner wants to interact with his teacher and with
his peers
 Interaction can be formal or informal

26. Classroom communication

28. Barriers to Effective Communication

30. Need for English Language Acquisition
 Common language
 National link language
 International link language
 Medium of instruction at Higher Education
 Language of Science and technology
 Passport for employment

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 A window to the world
 Library and source language
 Language of Trade, Commerce, Administration
and Mass media
 Aesthetic language
 Unifying factor
 It is the language of court and law